Blog by David Dunkelman

JANE'S WALK

May 17th, 2011
Jane’s Walk honours the legacy and ideas of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs who resided in the Annex neighbourhood in Toronto for much of her adult life. Jane's Walk began in Toronto five years ago and has expanded to 36 cities in Canada, 18 cities in the United States and 15 countries in total around the world. 
Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that helps put ...

Paddle the Don

May 2nd, 2011

18th Annual Manulife Paddle The Don:  A Huge Success        

 

Now in its 18th year, Paddle the Don has become a signature Toronto event and a prime fundraising opportunity for Toronto and Region Conservation.

On a slightly overcast Sunday morning the conditions were almost perfect for the more than 600 registered paddlers who took part in this event. The goal is to raise awareness about the ...

Downtown Toronto Condo market

March 11th, 2011

DOWNTOWN TORONTO CONDO MARKET WINTER 2011 REPORT

 

The condominium market of the downtown core has always been a bit of a bellwether for the overall Toronto condo market. So, let’s take a look at downtown Toronto condominium sales thus far in 2011. 

 

In the downtown core west of Yonge Street, over 200 condos priced under $300,000 have already sold this year. Another 200 units have sold in th ...

Luxury Toronto Real Estate

March 2nd, 2011
The luxury real estate market in Toronto is off to an excellent start so far in 2011. In the Old Toronto Midtown neighbourhoods west of Yonge Street including: Yorkville, Forest Hill and Deer Park there have been a robust 22 sales over the $1 million mark. One house in historic Yorkville sold for more than $3 million and two houses in the affluent Forest Hill neighbourhood sold for over $5 mi ...

Lytton Park

February 15th, 2011

THIS ARTICLE BY DAVID DUNKELMAN ON LYTTON PARK APPEARED IN THE MOST RECENT WEB NEWSLETTER FOR SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA.

Toronto's upscale Lytton Park neighbourhood was mostly rural with a few landmark country estates dotting the landscape when the Metropolitan Street Railway began a one-horse carriage service to the area in 1886. The railway company speculating on future land de ...

Toronto Real Estate Market

November 18th, 2010
The Toronto real estate market right now can best be described as a balanced market. If you own a house or condo in a desirable location and the product has no glaring deficiencies and is priced reasonably you should be able to attract a buyer and maybe multiple buyers as listing inventory is very low at the moment and mortgage rates are very competitive. The $250,000-$799,000 market represen ...

David's listings.

September 24th, 2010
Just sold a beautiful home in the Yonge Lawrence area at 412 St. Germain. it attracted multiple offers and sold in 2 days. I recently listed a spectacular new home at 278 Glencairn in the JRR, Glenview, LPCI and Havergal schools district. This is truly a luxury home. See the photos on this website. For condo buyers I have a fabulous listing in the Kilgour Estate in Lawrence Park at Bayview an ...